2026 recruitment & retention

[Pete W]

If we could somehow get an early release sorted for Condon, James, and Matterson, and land a killer edge/lock forward with serious leg drive, skill and aggro, we could develop guys like Bullemor and Navale, and have a very decent pack.

 

[HK_Eagle]

Man, I wish we could have kept Samuela.

 

[mave]

Man, I wish we could have kept Samuela.

He will haunt us for over a decade.

 

[HK_Eagle]

He will haunt us for over a decade.

Potentially as much as letting JWH go…

 

[The Insomniac]

Potentially as much as letting JWH go…

Agreed. Who was the peanut who let that happen ! Would have been a club legend. Still shake my head when I think about it.

 

[Dion Johnson]

Man, I wish we could have kept Samuela.

Good footballer Sammy, the deficiency in the current squad is an edge backrower, particularly on the left edge where Schuster was earmarked to play.

 

[Disco]

Yeah I think we all agree that was an error, there simply has to be more at play regarding it cause in footballing terms he is just what we need.

 

[HK_Eagle]

Good footballer Sammy, the deficiency in the current squad is an edge backrower, particularly on the left edge where Schuster was earmarked to play.

With the Shoe flustercluck and losing Samuela, there are shades of Api/Manase… come off the losing side of each.

 

[Dion Johnson]

Lost two talented edge backrowers in Sammy and Schuster and haven’t replaced them, Waddell plays better in the middle for me.

Mestrov did state after Schuster was sacked that they were chasing a backrower, nothing as yet for this season.

 

[Eagle 1]

Man, I wish we could have kept Samuela.

We couldn't match Tige's 1m combo deal for Sam and Latu. It was always inevitable that we were going to loose Samuella.

 

[hozza]

The Schuster debacle has killed us. Should have kept the Fainu bros and let Schuster walk. Burbo would of been on the bench or nsw cup..

We just keep getting it wrong in terms of retention and recruitment. I’m mean Wadddddlee, seriously? Kills me

 

[bob dylan]

The Glenn Stewart Debacle
The Toovey
The Barrett Debacle
The Manese Debarcle
The Rainbow Jersey Debacle
The Hasler Debacle
The Schuster Debarcle

Just to mention a few, we could add others.

 

[KNUCKLES]

The Glenn Stewart Debacle
The Toovey
The Barrett Debacle
The Manese Debarcle
The Rainbow Jersey Debacle
The Hasler Debacle
The Schuster Debarcle

Just to mention a few, we could add others.

Leagues club debacle
Salary cap cheating debacle
Letting AFB walk
Letting Gutherson walk
Letting Hynes and Ramien walk
Trbojevic brother 6 yr deals
Cherry Evans 10 year deal

All under penns watch..

 

[robbiea]

The Glenn Stewart Debacle
The Toovey
The Barrett Debacle
The Manese Debarcle
The Rainbow Jersey Debacle
The Hasler Debacle
The Schuster Debarcle

Just to mention a few, we could add others.

Throw them all in the "Penn debacle " Folder.

 

[master blaster]

Man, I wish we could have kept Samuela.

I was about to say, how well is he going. Whoever is doing the the retention and recruiting should be sacked

 

[Ben]

We could be holding off on buying a like for like back rower replacement as we could possibly be saving the funds to pay out the rest of the Schuster contract this year. That allows us to have close to full cap that play with next year to go for a bigger fish

 

[Pete W]

We could be holding off on buying a like for like back rower replacement as we could possibly be saving the funds to pay out the rest of the Schuster contract this year. That allows us to have close to full cap that play with next year to go for a bigger fish

This. As well as the very unlucky timing of the Schuster release. By that time, we really didn't have a genuine shot at anyone left

 

[Tragic Eagle]

I am stunned that we have now lost Jamie Humphries. The people responsible for recutiment are asleep at the wheel.

 

[Disco]

Nothing is confirmed yet, just some twitter gossip.

 

[MW66]

Would you stay? DCE and Arthur unavailable and we play a 2nd rower at half back and then a winger/centre!! FMD.